Tuesday 25 August 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Dvādaśī began at 06:496:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:518:51 AM.
Observed here on this day
Trayodaśī covers 86 of 86 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:518:51 AM
Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 13 m.
Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast
06:386:38 AM–08:518:51 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 08:51. Putradā Ekādaśī
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvādaśī | 08:518:51 AM | Trayodaśī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 25:22 01:221:22 AM Wed | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 10:1110:11 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:518:51 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:467:46 AM | 09:329:32 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 17:135:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:334:33 PM | 18:126:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:135:13 PM | 19:517:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:196:19 PM | 20:058:05 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:517:51 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:517:51 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:517:51 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:415:41 AM+1 | 31:257:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |